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Creative Technology Sound Blaster® X-Fi Fatal1ty™ FPS

Consumer Rating: Creative Technology Sound Blaster® X-Fi Fatal1ty™ FPS Reviews and Ratings - Rating 4.5/5 See 3 reviews  |  Write a review
Price Range: $75.00 - $180.00 at 5 stores
Manufacturer: Creative Technology - See Site
The Sound Blaster X-Fi Fatal1ty™ FPS sound card provides stunning 109dB SNR audio quality, accelerates gaming performance and includes 64MB of on-board X-RAM for high performance gaming. With support for EAX® ADVANCED HD™ 5.0, the Sound Blaster X-Fi Fatal1ty FPS card utilizes X-Fi CMSS 3D technology for stunning audio... More
The Sound Blaster X-Fi Fatal1ty™ FPS sound card provides stunning 109dB SNR audio quality, accelerates gaming performance and includes 64MB of on-board X-RAM for high performance gaming. With support for EAX® ADVANCED HD™ 5.0, the Sound Blaster X-Fi Fatal1ty FPS card utilizes X-Fi CMSS 3D technology for stunning audio realism over headphones in LAN gaming. The Sound Blaster X-Fi Fatal1ty FPS features a convenient front-facing internal drive bay for easy connectivity, plus the X-Fi IR remote to easily access and control all digital entertainment, and to control the X-Fi 24-bit Crystalizer, X-Fi CMSS 3D, 3DMIDI and EAX. In addition to providing outstanding gaming performance, the Sound Blaster X-Fi Fatal1ty FPS includes all of the standard features, application software, power and performance capabilities of the Sound Blaster X-Fi Platinum and Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeMusic. Minimize
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Sound Blaster X-Fi Fatal1ty Refurbished

Sound Blaster X-Fi Fatal1ty Refurbished

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The ultimate gaming sound card with accelerated audio performance, X-RAM and a front panel headphone connection
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Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Fatal1ty FPS Card ( 70SB046600002 )

Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Fatal1ty FPS Card ( 70SB046600002 )

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Sound Blaster X-Fi Fatal1ty delivers the fastest gaming performance ever! Sound Blaster X-Fi - The first sound card with Xtreme Fidelity RAM X-Fi CMSS...
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Doom 3 and others that take advantage of X-RAM. The Sound Blaster X-Fi Fata...

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Creative Labs Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Fatality Platinum

Creative Labs Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Fatality Platinum

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Get the fastest, most realistic game play possible with Sound Blaster X-Fi.
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Creative Labs Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Fatality Platinum

Creative Labs Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Fatality Platinum

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The Sound Blaster X-Fi Fatal1ty™ FPS sound card provides stunning 109dB SNR audio quality, accelerates gaming performance and includes 64MB of on-board X-RAM for high performance gaming. With support for EAX® ADVANCED HD™ 5.0, the Sound Blaster X-Fi Fatal1ty FPS card utilizes X-Fi CMSS 3D technology for stunning audio realism over headphones in LAN gaming. The Sound Blaster X-Fi Fatal1ty FPS features a convenient front-facing internal drive bay for easy connectivity, plus the X-Fi IR remote to easily access and control all digital entertainment, and to control the X-Fi 24-bit Crystalizer, X-Fi CMSS 3D, 3DMIDI and EAX. In addition to providing outstanding gaming performance, the Sound Blaster X-Fi Fatal1ty FPS includes all of the standard features, application software, power and performance capabilities of the Sound Blaster X-Fi Platinum and Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeMusic.
 

Key Product Details

Card Interface  What is "Card Interface"?
PCI
Output Mode  What is "Output Mode"?
7.1 Channel Surround
Bit Depth  What is "Bit Depth"?
24-bit
Form Factor  What is "Form Factor"?
External Device and Plug-In Card
Compatible Audio Standards DTS • DTS-ES • Dolby Digital EX • ASIO 2 • EAX
 

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Average Rating: 4.5/5 stars Read 3 reviews | Write a review
 

Epinions BEST of the Best

by  okiealan,  Feb 15, 2008
Pros: Rich sound quality.. Tech support.. dedicated built-in 64mgs memory. Quality, Quality,. Quality
Cons: none
The Bottom Line: This is not a part of your system you want to cheat yourself; even if you cannot spend on the models of X-Fi with the memory.
Review: When you want the best sound quality there is simply nothing to compare this card to. Quality of the card and software update support is second to none. I have made the mistake of buying other manufacturer cards before only to throw them in the trash ...
Author's Rating: 5/5 stars
 

Epinions Sounds Awesome! Until it doesn't...

by  nad_masters, top reviewer in Computer Hardware ,  Jun 29, 2007
Pros: Many features that work as advertised, hardware acceleration, sounds great
Cons: Problems with certain games, skeptical 24-bit Crystallizer effect, requires install of applications
The Bottom Line: Until Creative resolve issues, jumping on the X-Fi bandwagon can be a risky proposition.
Review: Creative Labs is the defacto standard for PC audio since the early 90s. Even when competitors came, Creative Lab's Sound Blaster line of sound cards wins by default because most games will work predictably with them. Thanks to Windows 95, that changed. ...
Author's Rating: 3/5 stars
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